Water Infrastructure Engineer, AMER Energy and Water - East Region

Revolutionize Water Infrastructure: Design Sustainable Solutions for Next-Generation Data Centers

Join our innovative team and play a critical role in developing state of the art water infrastructure solutions that power the future of technology while championing environmental sustainability.

In this role, you will execute projects related to water based cooling system infrastructure with assistance from internal teams including construction, operations, engineering, environmental, and project commissioning teams.

You will work with external engineering consultants and general contractors, water treatment and sampling vendors, and local utilities to ensure projects meet regulatory standards and a high bar for operational efficiency, reliability, and safety.

You will deliver water sustainability projects for AWS Infrastructure in US West regions, as you execute on the delivery of multiple water infrastructure development projects, monitor operational efficiency metrics, and build in system resiliency after project hand-off to regional operations teams.

You will also be the central point of contact for all issues pertaining to water and wastewater treatment and disinfection systems and for managing healthy relationships with utilities.

If you understand water-cooled infrastructure in building operations, are interested in innovation in the water sector, and understand the feasibility of construction under various designs, you are a probably a good fit!

Key job responsibilities
The Water Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for the following:

Plan and implement water and wastewater infrastructure projects that support water delivery to data centers
Engineer, implement and monitor water treatment/operations projects and identify optimal design criteria for scaling projects to full-scale deployment across different regions in North America.
Work with internal teams to troubleshoot problems and conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action (CA) for design and fleet deployed water systems.
Work with local water utilities to understand and coordinate site utility requirements, requirements for infrastructure development, site inspections and compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes.
Track and manage reliability and maintenance of water systems, as well as the resiliency of sources of water supply required for data center cooling.
Work with Data Center Operations to develop resiliency plans for water supply sources
Deliver projects that directly support water sustainability goals
Oversee support, and testing/validation of systems during installation, operation, and maintenance of water treatment equipment and associated mechanical system.
Interface with internal engineering, operations, real estate and environmental health and safety teams to develop and implement solutions in rural areas that often lack adequate available water and wastewater infrastructure.
Overseeing maintenance and compliance of on-site water treatment and disinfection systems.
Up to 25% travel as needed for project execution where authorized.

About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

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Bachelors Degree in Civil/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering or Water Resources Planning
8+ years of relevant experience demonstrating excellent project management skills to balance multiple priorities in a fast scaling environment
technologies for industrial applications
8+ year of relevant experience reading and interpreting construction drawings and equipment specifications and able to carry design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment/scalable implementation.
8+ year of relevant experience understanding mechanical/plumbing related to data centers or similar buildings that use water infrastructure such as pumps, cooling towers, evaporative media, heat exchangers, air handling units, or air economizers.
8+ years of project-related experience working with local or state government agencies, utilities, site development due diligence and/or permitting entities.

5+ years of knowledge of water and wastewater regulations in the states of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
5+ years of direct experience with the construction, operation, or maintenance of water treatment equipment fleet management.
Advanced degree in Environmental or Civil Engineering.
Advanced degree in Water Resources Planning
Experience with fast track design/build projects and or multiple significant upgrade projects
Knowledge or skills in SQL or data analytics tools such as Tableau

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